From the land of a thousand smiles, spots of a thousand laughs....

Thailand has one of the biggest and most established media and film industries in Southeast Asia. But when it comes to slapstick comedy, I have to say that Thailand is truly unique in this particular respect.

This is perhaps best exemplified by the many hilarious commercials that hail from this land of a thousand laughs:

Sealect Tuna
This particular TVC appeared in several different versions across various countries, so I am not sure how original it is, but no question that the Thai version is far and away the best....

Audition Dance
Notice how practically all the dancers here are chunky blokes....

Krung Thai Bank
An old favourite of mine - something else that Thailand is known for - horror....

NatureGift
Only in Thailand can you pull this off....

Shera Ceiling Board
And to round things off with another favourite - a gecko romance, tragedy and humour - how do they even do it???